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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-25
case RaII Notes.

So far as the personnel Of the New Eng
land clubs appear to be made up, che Fort
lands have the call. Next TO them the
Salems will be as close as any OF the clubs.
Two good batteries would be sufficient TO
make the home team as strong as the down.
casters Their indeld and 0utheld now Is as
strong as any.-Salem News.
The Salems are after Phinney, the left
handed pitcher who made good record at
il Il now quite certain that Mccormick
will play with the Chicago club this season.
President Spalding has letter from Capt.
AnsOn, In which he says that the club could
not do without the services of this man. NJ.
Spalding has written 10 President DAY pL
the New York club 20 the effect that he
would not sell Mccormick even Tor 5000 as
he needs him. The negotiations have ended
for his sale TO the New Y0rks.
The New York men began 10 make their
appearance In the city Yesterday. The first
to arrive were Capt Ward, Gillespie, Con-
nor. Gerhart, Deasley and George Gore. All
saw that they are In the pink Of condition.
They will get out on the Polo Grounds and
try batting the ball.
Thayer Is taking gymnasium exercise.
Schoenick does not believe In gymnasium
work, but is getting his preparatory work BY
taking long walks In which he generally has
company.
Manager Fessenden of the Salem base ball
club has signed Jerry Sweeney, who viii
probably play second base.
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THE STEWART ART COLLECTION.
Continuation Of the Great Sale Of
Paintings.

NEW YORK, March 24-The sale of the
Stewart art collection continued at Chicken
ing Hall tonight with a large attendance.
prices were the following: Munkacy's "a
Visit to the Baby" $500; Daubingey's,
THE End of the Month Of May" $500;
"The Gladiators of Jean Leon Gerome,"
$1,000; THE Serpent Charmer," by Maria
no Fortuny, S13, 100; ''At the Barracks" by
Bierslad's grand picture, Emerald Pool,
White Mountains" $500; "The Disputed
Boundary" by Erskine Nicol, S15,250; "Tri-
umph Of Julius Cesar" $1,000; "Environs Of
Fontainebleau," f. Auguste Bonheur's mas
terpiece, 1890, the largest price of the
sale. The proceeds of last nights sale of 60
pictures amounted to S16O,500.
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the MAYFLowER's CHALLENGE,
The Boston sIoop to Race With the
English Gutter Arrow for the
Queens Cup.

BosToN, March 24.-Mr Edward Burgess
having sent challenge to the owner of the
English sloop Arrow, to race for the Queens
cup, received today the following cable mes
sage:
LONDON, March "a, 1887
TO Burgess, Boston:
/ will race the Arrow against the Mayfower un-
der conditions which have been fully written out
and forwarded to you by mail
CHABIBERLAYNE.
Mr.. Burgess was asked if he had any idea
what the conditions referred to in the cable
message were. ''No," he answered, 81 can't
tell until receive the letter; but | supposed
when | forwarded the challenge that the
conditions under which it would be accepted
were those of the Yacht Racing Association
and that the vessels would sail for the trophy
over the Queens Cup course, around the Isle
of Wight. | can't do or say anything def
nation l have, until Mr.. Chamberlayne's S
letter arrives"
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BoWDolN COLLEGE.
The Athletic exhibition last Evening
Especial to the Press.l

Especial to the Pressl
BRUNSWICK, March 24.-The Bowdoin
Athletic Association gave on exhibition in
Lemont Hall this evening. The following
was the programme:
bar Bell Drill. - w Toman and Class
Horizontal Bar-Messrs. Cole, Gahan. Little, Mer-
ril Preston DOnworth and Hubbard.
Boxing ID. Dearth VS.. S. L. Fogg
Indian Clubs. f. Cary and Class
Parallel Bars-Messrs. Gates, Cole, Preston and
A. w. Merrill.
Flying Rings-Messrs. Gahan, Little, Cole, L. A.
Merrill, Preston and Hubbard.
Frolics Jh W T. Gahan and iy1Rss Slass
Trapeze-Messrs. Rice, Files, Merrill, Boutelle
and Prentss.
Dumb Bells. ..........G. I. Files and Class
Pyramids. s.....................D NJ. Cole and Glass
The classes showed careful training and
their movements were generously applauded.
The performance of Mr.. Gates on the
parallel bars; the trapeze work of Messrs.
Rice, Files, Merrill, Boutelle and Prentiss,
and the club swinging Of Mr.. Lyman were
especially fine.
There was good audience present. Mr..
j. E. Doldt, leader of the Portland Turn
verein, and forty other members were pres
ent as the guests of the association.
The exhibition was followed by social
dance. Pullen's orchestra of Augusta fur
nished music.
The directors of the Athletic Association
are D. M. Cole, F. Lyman, G. s. Barrett, S.
l.. Fogg and j. B. Pendleton.
The gymnasium is under the efficient man.
agement of Mr. F. n. Whittier, and good
work is being done by the students.
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THREE-FoURTHs FORGERY.
Estimating How Much of James and
John hunters Paper Is Legal.

PHILADELPHIA. March 4.-The liabili-
ties of the firm Of James and John Hunter,
so far discovered, amount to S194, 200, divid-
ed as follows: Keen, Bodine & Co., $102, 900
Mechanics National Bank, $4,000; Fourth
Street National Bank, $4,000; other banks,
$21, 200.
All the compromising paper bears the
ion Trust Company. Mr.. Long says that he
does not know to how much of the paper his
name has been forged, but the forged paper
has been estimated as high as three-fourths
of the entire amount.
In addition to the amounts above mention
ed, there is supposed to be a large amount of
paper afloat which bears only the firms
name. The rumor that James Hunter took
a steamer for Brazil yesterday gained ground
this morning, as nothing has been heard
from him since Tuesday. when he left the
city ostensibly for New York.
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PORTLAND FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH s5, 1887.

brought by the firm Of seribner. Hurd &
Ser6nsr and charges BPPown with Si cone one
sniracy with the other defendants to wreck
tke road The bill alleges that Brown
forced the road to a mortgage sale by pur-
chasing the preferred claims and then pur-
chased the road for himself. The petitioners
he sci aside that a receiver be appointed
and an accounting Of claims made. The
suit involves stock amounting to $4,000
and unsecured claims amounting to nearly
$4,000. Fraud is openly charged against
fha iafandantg
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Death of cen. Quincy.

BosToN, March "a. = Gen. Samuel NJ
Quincy died today in Keene, N. H, where he
had gone for medical treatment. He was
graduated from Harvard in 1852. He had
represented Boston in the legislature, and
served on the board of aldermen. He served
in the second regiment during portion of
the war, rising from the position of captain
to colonel. He resigned the colonelcy in 1868
on account of disability from wounds, but
later re enlisted and served as Lieutenant
Colonel Of the 73d United States colored
troops. He was also colonel of the S1st
United States colored regiment, and militia
ry mayor of New Orleans. At the end of
the war he was brevetted Brigadier General.
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DYNAMITE FAILS
To Break the Great Ice Gorge at
Selby Island.
Fears That Many People Perished in
the Great Floods.

B1sMARcK, d. T., March 24.-All attempts
to break the Sibley Island gorge with dyna-
mite are unayailing. A man was seen last
evening riding down the river on a cake of
imnossihie fo assist him. Twelve families
near Liyonia had a most thrilling expert
ence. After being on the roof of the houses
for twenty-four hours, thin crust formed
over the river and on this they walked to the
shore two miles, some reakiug through sev-
army officers here are of the opinion that the
people opposite the post, on the lowlands
south of tie city, perished in the flood. This
belief is becoming prevalent, and. as re-
ports come in from remote river districts, the
story Of suffering and loss of life is intensi-
fec
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THE RACING YACHTS.
Fears That They Have Encountered
Ice Fields.

NEW YORK, March 24.-Captain Brooks,
of the steamer Arizona, which arrived at
Queenstown this morning from this port,
reports that tempests prevailed during the
entire passage. Nothing was seen Of the
racing yachts Dauntless and COronet.. 1t
was just twelve days ago this noon that they
started, and a remarkably quick trip would
have brought them into Queenstown harbor
today. All the ocean steamers that have
crossed since the racers started report many
ieebergS in the course between New York
and Queenstown. 1t is possible that they
may have encountered them and been de-
layed, if not injured, thereby.
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Killed an Innocent Child

only seven years old, born in 1880. 1t died
political, prejudicial death, and the State has
thrown out millions from within its borders.
One of the finest of buildings was about to
be built in Lewiston or Bangor. The Legis-
lature went right against me, and / thought
likely there would be a row and that shots
would be fired. l found out afterward that
two special constables were present in dis
guise. If | had been put on the stand
should have told facts just as they were, and
| could have contradicted that Herald
Reporter terribly. There is no institution
in this State that can translate that diploma,
all the same.
York says that since the appearance of the
expose in the Herald, letters containing
amounts of money from $1.OO to $1,000 come
pouring into the university" daily from all
parts of this country and abroad He says
that about all of the writers of these letters
desire a diploma, but that he very often
meets with those that are of sympathetic
nature. 81 destroy all of these letters" said
he, everyone of them, because l don't sell
no diplomas" but he added that the money
was laid safely away for preservation in the
archives of the university.
81 wish," continued he, 1.-THE people could
find out how many quacks there are right
here in Lewiston that need one Of my diplo-
mas. Good gracious! didn't have diplo-
mas enough on hand to supply them. am
not afraid to 60 before board of medical eX-
aminers to be examined"
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A Meeting of teachers.

DxETER, N. H., March 24.-The attend
ance at the second days session Of the State
Teachers Institute was very large The sub
jects discussed were: Physics and Physical
primary School Work" by Miss NJ. L. Cliff
ford of Boston; Physiology and Hygiene"
by DIR. G. r. Walker of Concord 'Penman-
ship" by Prof. j. w. Webster of Boston
There were club exercises by twenty pupils
OF Portsmouth High School. r. G. Metealf,
evening upon Grammar" The session
closes Friday.
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FROM BosToN.
An important Railroad Lease.

Boston, March 24.-The Connecticut and
Passumpsic River railroad was leased to the
Boston and Lowell today for term of 90
years, and upon terms which will net the
stockholders five per cent per annum for ten
years from April 1st and six per cent there
after. The road in question extends from
White River Junction, Vermont, to the Can
ada line, ITO miles, 1t also leases the Mass
wippee Valley railroad from the State line
to Lenoxville, Canada, 81 miles, making a
total of 147 miles operated. At Newport,
Vermont the Passumpsic connects directly
with the Canadian Pacific, through the lat
ter's control of the Southeastern.
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ANOTHER sWINpLER.
The Checks of Bogus Bank Flood
ing the Country.

CHICAGO, March PA special from De-
troit, Mich, says big bank swindle has
been discovered here which appears to have
almost national in the breadth of its oper-
ations. Some parties have had engraved
Bank of Marlette, Michigan, these have been
filled out for various sums, ranging from $50
to $75, each, and have been negotiated
throughout the country For two or three
days past these fraudulent papers have been
coming INTO the Nanonai .s BANKS OF TINS CITY
One, which came in yesterday, is fair
sample. 1t was drawn for $56.50, and was
signed by John b. Martin, cashier. There
is no such institution as the Marlette Ex-
change Bank of Marlette That village has
but two banks and they are the Bank of
Marlette," ard the First National Bank of
Marlette" The extent Of the fraud is not
known but it appears to have been of great
magnitude.
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Indicted for EmbezzIement.

GREENFIELD, Mass, March 24.-The
grand Jury this afternoon indicted Frank w.
three counts for embezzling from the treas
ury an aggregate of $4,000. Foster failing
to appear, was defaulted, and an order was
issued for his appearance. He came in at
2.40 O'Clock and his counsel succeeded in
having the default removed. Foster waived
guilty and was admitted to bail in $4,000,
Frank and George Pond, his brothers-in-law,
becoming surety. The case will come up
for trial before the Criminal Court next
week
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Bay. Yesterday United States revenue
cutter pulled her off the flats where she was
(havlng rightedD and towed her to Pungo-
league Creek. No trace Of her crew could
be found. 1t is supposed all We're lost, as
they were seen elinging TO the sides of the
schooner several hours before the revenue
cutter took her in tow,
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a FLOOR GIVES WAY.
Many Persons Badly Scalded and
Otherwise Injured.

UTICA, n. Y, March 24.-At Methodist
Episcopal donation party held in school
floor gave away and ten or fifteen persons
were severely injured, being bruised,
burned, scalded and sustaining fractures OF
limbs. None of the injured persons have
died thuS far.
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RAILROAD COLLISION.
One Man Fatally and TWO Seriously
Injured.

NORTH EAST, Md, March PA passenger
train on the Baltimore & Philadelphia rail
road collided with through freight at Les
trains were badly wrecked, and the locomo-
tives entirely telescoped. On the passenger
train were two car loads Of emigrants, but
no one outside of the crews of the locomo-
tives were injured. George Croghan, fire.
man of the east bound train, was fatally, and
Engineer Robinett and Fireman George
Armstrong were severely injured.
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Election Of Railroad Officers.

ST. JoHNsBURY, vt, March 24.-At a
meetieg Of the directors Of the st. JOhnsbury
and Lake Champlain Railroad held here this
afternoon, S. g. Shurtleff of Montpelier was
elected director in place Of the late A. b.
tary and treasurer. in place of W. A. Stow
ell. The appointment OF superintendent
was left with President Mellen. Resolu-
tions were passed on the death Of Vice Pres
ident A. Il. Jewett
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Leaving the State for the States
Good.

NEWPORT, II. L., March 2I.-Theodore
Barnes was bailed this afternoon by George
p leonard i'm the sum of 81 900 on a charge
of perjury. and $4,000 on a charge of black
mall. The latter warrant is in the hands of
liouor dealers by whom it was. brought, and
can be withdrawn at will: There is there
fore, only $500 between Barnes and liberty.
and as he left on the wexford BOAT which
dence. il is believed he is already on his way
out of the State again.
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FROM NEW YORK.
New Innan Steamship that Is to
outsaiI Anything that Floats.

NEW Y DIRK. March 24.-The Inman & In
ternational Steamship Company has con-
tracted with Laird Bros. of Birkenhead, for
new transatlantic ship. She will be built
of steel, with triple expansion engines, and
twin screws, and the builders have guar
anteed that she shall be superior in speed to
anything now afloat. Her dimensions will
be: Length over all, 800 feet; beam, 60 feet
depth OF hold, as feet; 1900 horse power;
Great Eastern the largest vessel now afoat
is the City of Rome, S144 tons register, and
the fastest is the Etruria. of 1882 tons regis
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A. o. Whites Son Sued for Shooting
Cat.

SYRACUSE, March 24.-Frederick Davis
White, son of Andrew ID. White, was served
with notice of suit for 500 damages for
the loss of white tabitha cat, with pink
eyes, the property of Mrs. Julia N. Hurst of
TINS city, a neighbor Of the defendants, re-
siding on James street. Mr.. White shot the
animal in his back yard last week. The
case is the occasion Of great deal of laugh
yer IN Syracuse owing to the social status Of
the parties thereto.
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pixey to be a Manager.

CHICAGO, March 24.-Henry f. Dixey has
bought one-half interest in the Bijou Opera
House, of New York, which will hereafter
be under the management Of Miles Il Dixey,
instead of Miles IL Baston. The negotiations
were brought to q close to-day, and Mr.
Miles, who had come here to effect the deal,
returned to New York. 1t is Dixey's inten-
tion, after the present year, to act permanent
ly in burlesque at the Bijou. The business
relations of Rice and Dixey will continue.
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SHOCKING Attain IN detroit.

DETROIT, March 24.-The bodies of Chas.
Gown and wife (an aged couple) were found
ing The woman's body was sitting in
chair and the mans under the bed with
pillow over the face. They had been dead
two or three days. An imbecile daughter,
aged 80 years, who lived with them, was
taken to police headquarters. 1t is thought
she suffocated them with pillow.
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AGAINST THE PACIFIC BANK.
A Decision of the Massachusetts
Court of interest to Maine Stock
AolderG

BosToN, March 2l.-By decision of the
Massachusetts, Supreme Court, Mary j.
Eaton has recovered judgment against the
Pacific National Bank for $4,000. On the
1st Of October, 1881, the plaintiff, who was
then the owner of forty shares of the capi-
tai stock of the bank, paid in $4,000 as sub
.cription to the new stock which had been
authorized to the amount of 100000.
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Pleasing News to Fishermen.

GLOUCESTER, March PA telegram to
George Steel, from Stephen Marsh C Bros,
st. Johns, N. f., says matters remain the
same as last year, and they anticipate no
difficulty from local legislation unless the
British government interfere. This was
pleasing news to the fishermen here, as New
foundland is a great resort for bait for Bank
cod fishing
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legislature. 1t leaves Mr.. Randall's district
in its present shape. This determination
was reached after mature deliberation. 1t
was decided that no legislation could keep
Randall out of Congress, and that it would
be better, from party standpoint, to have
him represent Democratic rather than a
Republican district.
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Charged With Stealing.

aged 80. clerk to the grain committee Of the
Produce Exchange, was arrested todav,
charged by James MCGEE, president of the
Exchange. with falsifying his accounts and
appropriating $500 Of the money of the Ex-
change to his own use. The accused was re-
manded for examination.
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Accused ofwreoklng a Railroad.

TOLEDO, March PA sensational suit
Court today by Thomas McGrath and Others
against the Toledo, Columbus and Southern
Railway Company, the Toledo and Indianap-
oils Railway Company, the Union Trust
Company, the American Finance Company,
the American Loan aud Trust Company. n
p Brown, Israel b. Mason, Francilio q. Dill
Ion, and Stevenson Burke. The suit is
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a CHINESE TRAGEDY.
Two Hundred and Sixty Tramps
Burned In a Temple.

SAN Francisco, March 24.-Chinese ad-
vices tell of dreadful tragedy at Risia
Sheba, China, 20 miles northeast of Honge-
bow. Over 800 tramps appeared in village
and the inhabitants, greatly irritated by
their presence, inveigled the whole body in
to temple and during the night set fire to
the edifce. Only 40 of the tramps escaped
from the blazing building.
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The Plumber Let Him out.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, n. Y. March 24.-James
alias "Chicken" Doran, a notorious charac-
ter, who was about to be taken to the AL
bany penitentiary, escaped from jail last
night, by crawling through hole made by
nlumbQr
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Ex-senator Lapham M.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, March 24-The con
dition Of ex-senator Lapham, who is lying
seriously i'll at his summer residence on Can
andaigna Lake, is unchanged this morning.
He is suffering from kidney trouble involv-
ing complications of very grave character.
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Death of Francis p. Knowlton.

CoNTooCoK, n. H.. March 24.-Francis p.
Knowlton, a native Of Hopkinton, died re-
Gently in Littleton. Mass, aged Is. While
in HOpkinton he was town clerk for many
years, and was in the State Legislature in
1850 and 1852 He was a ieweler He leaves
a family ~ W
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Another Frail Railroad Structure
Breaks Down.
Eight or Nine Persons Killed and
Several Wounded.

RICHMOND, Va, March 2i.-This morning
a freight train went through bridge, nine
miles from Liberty, on the Norfolk & West
ern railroad. The bridge was in process OF
repair. Eight or nine persons were killed,
and several others wounded.
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r,.,entv Tnousand for a Leg.

YouNesrowN, o., March 24.--Several
Years aoo .iohn Alexander, a water boy on
the he Pennsylvania railroad, was thrown of
the The car by the Starting Of the train and his
leg leg cut Of Yesterday he was awarded S2o,-
O00 dannacpe
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Another Victim Of the Richmond
Hotel Fire.

BUFFALO, n. Y, March 24.-Mrs. w. j.
Mann, wife of one Of the proprietors Of the
She received during the hotel fire. This
makes the thirteenth known victim.
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RandaIps District Not to be Disturbed

HARRISBURG, Pa, March "a The ones
tion of wiping out Mr., Randall's congres-
lively this evening. The House COMMITTEES
ON congressional apportionment has Just de-
cided on the bill, which will be supported bv
the Republicans in both branches Of the
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Gould viii Buy Another Road.

ST. IouIs. March 24.-The announcement
is made that the Memphis g. Little Rock
railroad will be sold under foreclosure April
18th. jaw Gould is said to be heavy stock
holder Of this road, and it is supposed he
will he a bidder at the sale.l
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Fell Between the Cars.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., March 24.-William
Aldrich, brakeman ON the Providence Il
Worcester railroad, was killed this morning
at Sutton. Mass, by falling between two
ears while the train was moving.